Thesaurus results for ERRAND

errand

noun

Definition of errand next

as in flight

an act of traveling a short way to do or get something He was sent out on an urgent errand.

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Recent Examples of errand The criminal investigation began not long after Iwamasa returned from running errands to find Perry dead. —

Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Soon after, Iwamasa left to run errands for Perry. —

Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 She’s paid to be at Souria’s beck and call every moment of the day and often gets awakened at strange times in the night for errands, like going out to buy every item on a fast-food restaurant’s menu and bring it back for a midnight feast. —

Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026 At the Kaseya Center the evening before UFC 327, White expressed concern that his team’s plan to pin down the President the next day to show him logistical plans for the White House event would be a fool’s errand. —

Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for errand

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Noun

Michelle Montez, a flight attendant for 20 years, said barely a flight goes by where someone doesn’t poke, tap, prod or otherwise touch her.

— Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 28 May 2026
The first wave of pre-season testing was cancelled and a flight was chartered for the following day for players and staff to attend the joint funeral.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026